CLEVELAND, Ohio — In a time when nostalgia and renewal seem to share the same stage, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is once again ready to make history — this time in Los Angeles. T-minus 30 minutes to showtime!

Tonight, Chappell Roan will induct Cyndi Lauper, Donald Glover will welcome Outkast and Elton John will perform a tribute to the late Brian Wilson — the Beach Boys legend whose melodies helped define the very idea of American pop.

Beyond that? We will be as surprised as you!

Our Malcolm X Abram is “boots on the ground” in Los Angeles tonight and our Joey Morona is dialed into the paparazzo situation in the Peacock Theater.

And I’ll be popping in here from with some thoughts about what you’re watching on Disney+ or, if you’re lucky enough to be there, at the Peacock.

So if you’

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